Friday, April 26, 2013

Plum Creek Winery

Brian and Donna, some young folks down the road have started a winery, Plum Creek Winery, because they live near Plum Creek. A few days ago, they had an open house so I stopped in to see how they're doing.

They've bottled about 1,000 bottles of excellent fruit wines - plum (of course), apple, strawberry, blueberry, grape and pineapple (to name six of the eight they currently bottle). I can attest to the deliciousness of the pineapple wine...it reminded me of Portugese vinho verde, a green wine which is fresh, clean and sparkling.

They have a building dedicated to wine making and tasting. The building isn't quite finished but it's still beautiful with excellent lighting, clean, bright and plenty of space. It would make a lovely reception area for a birthday or other celebration.

Brian is an excellent cabinet maker (he made all the cabinets and renovated the building) and is a dab hand at anything and everything; he uses deer antlers to make chandeliers which are sold in the store. Plum Creek Winery has a Facebook page and are working on their website . I love it when young folks prosper. Brian and Donna are two of the hardest workers I know and it's from them I purchase a lot of my garden produce in the summer. I can no longer keep a huge garden and buying from them ensures I get fresh produce and they sell without having to truck their produce to town; it helps us both.Blessings ~ Plum Creek Winery ~ Brian and Donna ~

12 comments:

Dear Sandra, you are lucky tohave young people close to you and also your visit's. I would like to know how much he charges for the antler hanging lights. Hope they sawthe nice write up you did for their new business. yvonne

We have a winery across from our subdivision entrance and this will be the first year for it to be open. They have been growing their grapes for many years and I suppose are just now ready! It is called " Fiddler's Ridge" and we have winery tours several times a year here.

I am not a big wine drinker but helps relax some evenings! Yes, that deer antler chandelier is fabulous along with their labels!